Pollinator Gardens

Can you make the commitment to protect pollinators? Sign the Pollinator Protection Pledge and join thousands of others who have pledged to provide habitat and protect pollinators from pesticides. If you have a garden in the United States, it will also be automatically added to the National Pollinator Garden Network – a part of the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge.

Taking Next Steps

Xerces’ most recent book, Attracting Native Pollinators: Protecting North America’s Bees and Butterflies, is available to purchase from our website. The book is published in 2011 by Storey Publishing, North Adams, Massachusetts. Attracting Native Pollinators is coauthored by four Xerces Society staff members Eric Mader, Matthew Shepherd, Mace Vaughan, and Scott Black in collaboration with Gretchen LeBuhn. Read more.

We need your help! Bumble bees are in decline across the country. Help scientists track and conserve North American bumble bees by participating in this citizen science project. Visit Bumblebeewatch.org.

Cascadian Farm is helping to highlight how to get involved and make a difference. Through the Bee Friendlier program they are asking everyone to help increase habitat for bees and other pollinators by planting wildflowers to help them thrive. Visit Bee-Friendlier.com.